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Welcome to the Texas Catholic Conference, the Official Public Policy Voice of the Catholic Bishops of Texas.
OUR MISSION
The primary purpose of the Conference is to encourage and foster cooperation and communication among the dioceses and the ministries of the Catholic Church of Texas.
A major function of the Conference is to be the public policy arm of the Conference's Board of Directors, the bishops of Texas, before the Texas legislature, the Texas delegation in Congress, and state agencies. The public policy issues addressed by the Conference include institutional concerns of the Catholic Church as well as issues related to Catholic social teachings.
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JULY 17, 2008
Bishops of Texas Respond Locally to Catholic Hospital Allegations
The Bishops of Texas are working locally with Catholic Hospitals in their (arch)dioceses to investigate allegations of noncompliance with Church teaching. These allegations arise from anonymous sources which have yet to be independently verified..click here for more information...
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The bishops stated their support for "ethically responsible advances in the medical use of adult stem cells" such as research on umbilical cord blood at the Texas Cord Blood Bank. |
JUNE 15, 2008
Embryonic stem-cell research immoral, unnecessary, bishops say
By Nancy Frazier O'Brien
Catholic News Service
ORLANDO, Fla. (CNS) -- Declaring that stem-cell research does not present a conflict between science and religion, the U.S. bishops overwhelmingly approved a statement June 13 calling the use of human embryos in such research "gravely immoral" and unnecessary.
In the last vote of the public session of their Jan. 12-14 spring general assembly in Orlando, the bishops voted 191-1 in favor of the document titled "On Embryonic Stem-Cell Research: A Statement of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops."
"It now seems undeniable that once we cross the fundamental moral line that prevents us from treating any fellow human being as a mere object of research, there is no stopping point," the document said. "The only moral stance that affirms the human dignity of all of us is to reject the first step down this path."...click here to read more...
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Click here to download "On Embryonic Stem-Cell Research: A Statement of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops." Click here to read Rev. John Leies' testimony, on behalf of the Texas Catholic Conference, before the House Committee on Appropriations hearing on adult stem cell research in May, 2008. |
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San Antonio Auxiliary Bishop Oscar Cantú is congratulated by the congregation during his episcopal ordination June 2 at St. Mark the Evangelist Church in San Antonio. Applauding in the background are, left, San Antonio Archbishop José H. Gomez, and right, Auxiliary Bishop Joe Vasquez of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Photo from Ruben Alfaro of Today's Catholic | JUNE 3, 2008
Archdiocese of San Antonio ordains a new Auxiliary Bishop
(Article provided by Today's Catholic)
On June 2, 2008, Bishop Cantú was ordained auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of San Antonio at St. Mark the Evangelist Church.
Archbishop Gomez was the principal consecrator, joined by co-consecrating bishops, Archbishop Emeritus Joseph A. Fiorenza and Auxiliary Bishop Joe S. Vasquez of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of the archdiocese was also present at the liturgy..click here to read more...
Act now to address the serious moral dimensions of climate change
The Senate is expected to take up major climate change legislation today, Monday, June 2. We urge you to call, e-mail and fax your Senators immediately and ask them to act now to address the serious moral dimensions of climate change. Urge them especially to maintain and strengthen the anti-poverty provisions within “Boxer-Lieberman-Warner Substitute to the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act” (S. 3036).
Click here for more information on the bill, as well as a sample message and contact information for your Senators.
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